Question: Repeat steps a) e) assuming that you expect a payment of 900,000 British pounds on close of business day, Friday, September 11th. Assume you that
- Repeat steps a) e) assuming that you expect a payment of 900,000 British pounds on close of business day, Friday, September 11th. Assume you that you enter into the futures position at a close of day on Tuesday, September 8th. Futures and spot data are provided in the file HW1_datdoc. Contract size is 62,500 British pounds.
British Pound Data
Daily Settlements for British Pound Future (FINAL)Trade Date: Wednesday, 09/09/2020
| Month | Open | High | Low | Last | Change | Settle | Estimated Volume | Prior Day Open Interest |
| SEP 20 | 1.2978 | 1.3023 | 1.2885 | 1.3002 | +.0002 | 1.2991 | 209,078 | 142,459 |
| OCT 20 | 1.2954 | 1.3025B | 1.2889A | 1.3003A | +.0001 | 1.2994 | 445 | 860 |
| NOV 20 | 1.2968 | 1.3027B | 1.2891A | 1.3005A | +.0002 | 1.2996 | 203 | 708 |
| DEC 20 | 1.2981 | 1.3029B | 1.2892 | 1.3009 | +.0001 | 1.2997 | 93,988 | 52,690 |
| JAN 21 | - | - | 1.2951A | 1.2975B | +.0001 | 1.3001 | 0 | 0 |
| MAR 21 | 1.2980 | 1.3039B | 1.2905A | 1.3020A | +.0002 | 1.3009 | 62 | 528 |
Daily Settlements for British Pound Futures (FINAL)Trade Date: Friday, 09/11/2020
| Month | Open | High | Low | Last | Change | Settle | Estimated Volume | Prior Day Open Interest |
| SEP 20 | 1.2805 | 1.2865 | 1.2763 | 1.2783 | -.0012 | 1.2790 | 26,166 | 64,480 |
| OCT 20 | 1.2816 | 1.2868B | 1.2767 | 1.2798B | -.0012 | 1.2793 | 1,165 | 1,309 |
| NOV 20 | 1.2832 | 1.2869B | 1.2768A | 1.2799B | -.0011 | 1.2795 | 108 | 272 |
| DEC 20 | 1.2806 | 1.2872 | 1.2768 | 1.2801 | -.0012 | 1.2796 | 125,077 | 139,501 |
| JAN 21 | - | 1.2820B | - | 1.2820B | -.0012 | 1.2800 | 0 | 0 |
| MAR 21 | 1.2809 | 1.2879B | 1.2781A | 1.2818B | -.0012 | 1.2807 | 11 | 494 |
Spot Data:
| Jul.Day | YYYY/MM/DD | Wdy | USD/GBP |
| 2459101 | 2020/09/08 | Tue | 1.3024 |
| 2459102 | 2020/09/09 | Wed | 1.2989 |
| 2459103 | 2020/09/10 | Thu | 1.2867 |
| 2459104 | 2020/09/11 | Fri | 1.2797 |
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